{"id":43651,"date":"2026-04-11T16:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=43651"},"modified":"2026-04-11T16:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:31:34","slug":"profile-who-is-byeon-woo-seok-the-model-turned-actor-starring-opposite-iu-in-perfect-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=43651","title":{"rendered":"Profile | Who is Byeon Woo-seok, the model turned actor starring opposite IU in Perfect Crown?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Byeon Woo-seok\u2019s star has been on a sharp rise over the past few years. After sitting out last year\u2019s drama release schedules, he returns this weekend in what is arguably his most hotly anticipated role to date: Grand Prince Ian in the alternate-history fantasy romance <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Perfect Crown<\/em> opposite K-pop idol <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">IU<\/span> (aka Lee Ji-eun).<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Born in Bucheon, a satellite city southwest of Seoul, in 1991, Byeon spent his early childhood there before relocating to the capital. Influenced by his older sister, he became interested in acting and modelling while at school.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">His parents did not initially support his new job ambitions, but he was nevertheless allowed to enrol as a student in the Theatre and Film department at Cheongju University in Cheongju City. He went out looking for an agency to recruit him as an actor, but he was scouted as a model instead. As his career took off, he discontinued his university studies.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Debuting as a model in 2010, Byeon quickly became active at fashion shows and in magazine spreads. He was a visible presence at Seoul Fashion Week, gracing the catwalks for spring and autumn collections for several years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Byeon Woo-seok and IU in a still from Perfect Crown. Photo: Disney+\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/04\/09\/2d496a3b-c8c2-42d1-acf0-11c53d0e3449_e18049fa.jpg\" title=\"Byeon Woo-seok and IU in a still from Perfect Crown. Photo: Disney+\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Byeon Woo-seok and IU in a still from Perfect Crown. Photo: Disney+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">This success as a model gave him the opportunity to return to his original passion: acting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/k-drama\/k-drama\/article\/3349509\/who-byeon-woo-seok-model-turned-actor-starring-opposite-iu-perfect-crown?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byeon Woo-seok\u2019s star has been on a sharp rise over the past few years. 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